Reviews issues related to the future of journalism discussed at a February 1993 conference of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges. Describes the changing demographics of professional journalists and the new demands that will be placed upon them by a changing workplace. Discusses techniques for conducting investigative reporting. (MAB)

Examines ways in which college journalism instructors can promote their programs in times of shrinking budgets. Provides over 40 suggestions for increasing student participation in journalism programs, funding special projects, and promoting greater departmental visibility on the college campus. Includes a "Top Ten" list of promotional activities.…

Examines the importance of including instruction in public relations (PR) in journalism curricula. Discusses common misconceptions regarding PR, the evolution of the field, and the social science aspects and ultimate goals of PR. Indicates that it is important to provide students with a balanced introduction to PR. (MAB)

Discusses the importance of recruitment for classes producing student publications to ensure the necessary skills and sufficient numbers. Suggests that personal interaction is the most effective method of recruiting students. Describes retention and recruitment related to the production of an eclectic magazine and a sports media guide in two…

Describes a study assessing the effects of technology on the production of college newspapers and assembling an overview of technology use at campus newspapers nationwide. Provides findings related to college journalism program enrollment, newspaper formats employed, funding, computer hardware, production methods, future plans, and innovative…

Describes the efforts of San Antonio College's, in Texas, High School Journalism Workshop for Minorities, a two-week "boot camp" designed to prepare students of color for careers in print journalism. Discusses sources of funding, the development of the program, and several participants' experiences in the workshop. (MAB)

Society should be particularly concerned about the long-term consequences of excluding (suspending or expelling) primary age children from school for behavior problems. Competition between schools has left behind less-marketable children who can contribute little to a school's performance indicators. Concomitant cutbacks in school and social…

Examined the effects of a 4-week interdisciplinary unit on middle school students' problem-solving ability. Subjects, 459 students in 4 Midwestern school districts, were taught by 6 teams of teachers. Pre- and posttest results indicated that students identified as formal operational thinkers made significant gains in their problem-solving ability,…

Examined use of integrated, interdisciplinary, or multidisciplinary (I/ID/MD) curricula in Missouri schools. Qualitative and quantitative analyses suggest that: use of I/ID/MD is affected by school size; nonuser schools are primarily rural, with student bodies of low SES status; and teacher involvement in decision making is higher among schools…

Describes a two-tiered model for integrating middle school curriculum. In the parallel model, content area instructors teach individual content separately, integrating subject matter whenever logical connections occur between disciplines. In the integrated thematic model, thematic units allow deliberate, in-depth integration. Combining these…

Four "fables" from the perspectives of four university collaborators describe the transformation of the original Mathematics and Science Collaborative Project (University of New Hampshire and four Durham, New Hampshire, middle and high schools) as its participants and leaders tried to balance the demands of an externally funded project with the…

Explored how a middle school integrative learning environment at a Florida school influenced students' perspectives of curriculum, schooling, and learning. Students in grades 9 and 10 were interviewed. Results indicated three themes pertaining to students' perspectives--thinking and learning integratively, constructing knowledge socially, and…

Conducted observations of 90 teachers and 356 students from 16 inner-city middle level schools. Data indicate that students were typically involved in whole-class instruction and not interacting with either their teacher or other students. Students rarely selected their own instructional activities and were generally very passive. Teachers spent…

Examined 499 urban middle school students' perspectives on cooperative learning and conflicts that arise when they work in groups. Found that most subjects prefer cooperative learning to working alone, but that the most appealing aspects of cooperative learning--peer interaction and opportunities for different points of view--are also fertile…

Compared mathematical performance of middle school students in low-income communities involved in the QUASAR project to those of a demographically similar school and of a nationally representative sample. QUASAR mathematics instruction emphasizes reasoning, problem-solving, and understanding. Quasar students outperformed NAEP's disadvantaged urban…